Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 104 Delivery of Pills
(The end of the previous chapter has been slightly changed. The time has not passed yet. There are still three days left.)
Danding Pavilion.

The three deacons sat down and looked at Shopkeeper Wu with some concern.

Another steward sat alone on one side with a smile in his eyes.

"Don't worry, there are still three days left. The alchemist is in seclusion refining pills, and it is normal for him to deliver once a month." Shopkeeper Wu was calm and composed, and did not seem to be in a hurry at all.

But I felt a little nervous inside.

Jiuding Chamber of Commerce is not a chamber of commerce for one person. The owner is in charge of the Jinhuang Xiancheng branch and is also responsible to the headquarters.

As the manager of Danding Pavilion, he also needs to be responsible for Danding Pavilion.

One of the assessment items is the delivery of guest officials recruited into the cabinet.

Li Ji'an was a guest official appointed by the boss, but it was naturally impossible for him to be signed by the boss openly. As a subordinate of the boss's faction, he naturally had to share the boss's worries and take the blame for the boss when necessary.

On the surface, Li Ji'an was a guest official signed by him.

Indeed, with the boss around, even if Li Ji'an cannot deliver as required, it will not affect his position in the boss's heart, and he will just take a small blame.

However, the current situation is that the headquarters keeps sending personnel to this branch, and he is really worried that the leadership will be changed.

In that case, if the boss withdraws, he will be in a difficult situation.

"Shopkeeper Wu, it's normal for a senior alchemist, or even a second-level alchemist, to deliver once a month. After all, they have ample funds and are not in a hurry to cash out. But... this Master Li, as far as I know, is only an alchemist at the sixth level of Qi training. Under normal circumstances, his financial resources probably are not very abundant. It stands to reason that it would be normal for him to sell a batch as soon as it is produced. But he hasn't delivered for almost a month... Could it be that he still hasn't refined qualified pills?" Manager He, who was recently sent from the headquarters, asked with a meaningful smile.

Shopkeeper Wu took a sip of the tea and asked, "Manager He, are you saying that someone made a mistake?"

"Haha, I dare not. I am just worried about this month's evaluation. I really want to share the worries with the shopkeeper." Manager He said with a smile.

"Want to share my worries? Well then, Xiao Zhao, register Master Li Dan under the name of Manager He." Shopkeeper Wu gave the order directly.

Manager He stood up suddenly, the smile on his face gone: "Manager Wu, how can this matter be treated so lightly?"

He had only been in Jinhuang Immortal City for half a year, and had already signed two top-notch guest alchemists. This month, he had already delivered nearly a thousand worth of elixirs that met the requirements, which was considered an excellent performance.

He was very strict about signing guest alchemists.

Although the Chamber of Commerce has a flexible rule, among the hundreds of arts of cultivation, if you encounter someone with potential but not yet up to standard, you can sign an appropriate amount and regard it as an investment. Every person above the manager level has a certain amount of flexible risk deduction with similar potential.

But Manager He has always been strict. He has secretly raised the minimum requirement for the monthly delivery of qualified pills for the guest officials signed under his name to 350 spirit stones. He has also stated in public many times that he must keep a close eye on things for his boss.

Shopkeeper Wu sneered and ignored him, already thinking about how to deal with the matter.

It was such a trivial matter that he naturally couldn't tell his boss. He would either tell Zhao Shuyao or make a private agreement with Li Ji'an to pay for it out of his own pocket first...

"Sister Zhao has always been prudent. She shouldn't be like this..."

"Shopkeeper Wu, Guest Li is here!"

At this moment, a waiter reported from outside the door.

Shopkeeper Wu suddenly opened his eyes wide. Did I underestimate him?

His three trusted deacons also immediately became excited and looked forward to it.

Only Manager He frowned slightly, his face full of disbelief.

"Please come in, Mr. Li." Shopkeeper Wu smiled and stood up and walked to the door.

Li Ji'an happened to come over, and he greeted him with a smile: "Guest Li, please come in, please come in."

"Shopkeeper Wu, I'm here to deliver the pills." Li Ji'an went straight to the point.

"Oh? Okay, okay, then let's go to the private room and I'll check the pills myself, please." Shopkeeper Wu's eyes rolled, he thought for a moment and took Li Ji'an aside.

Before Li Ji'an could catch up, Manager He hurriedly spoke up behind him, "Hey! Why bother? Shopkeeper Wu, Xiao Zhao and the others are all here. It would be faster if we could all inspect and evaluate the quality together. After all, Li Keqing only comes to deliver once a month, so he should have brought a lot, right?"
What's more, we are all here. If they have any concerns about the quality of the pills, they can consult us at any time.

Of course, if Shopkeeper Wu has other ideas, that's all up to you."

Shopkeeper Wu frowned slightly and looked at Li Ji'an with some uncertainty.

Li Ji'an nodded slightly: "I can do whatever you want. It's all up to Manager Wu to tell me." Seeing Li Ji'an's clear eyes and composure, Manager Wu inadvertently felt a lot more at ease.

"In that case, then... come on." Shopkeeper Wu brought Li Ji'an back.

"Please sit down." After inviting Li Ji'an to sit at the big table, Manager Wu returned to his own seat as the manager.

Manager He looked at Li Ji'an and could hardly suppress the smile in his heart.

Sure enough, after a quick glance, he realized that he was indeed a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi training, which was exactly the same as what he had known before.

Besides, he is so young... Tsk tsk, this Old Wu is really bold. He dares to sign such a alchemist as a guest?
"Guest Li, could you please take out these pills you've been saving for a month and let us take a look?" Manager He looked at Li Ji'an with a smile.

"Thank you!" Li Ji'an didn't waste any words and took out all the jade bottles from the storage bag.

"Wow~ so many!"

A total of twenty jade bottles.

"Puff~" Manager He had just taken a sip of the spiritual tea and was choked by the jade bottle that he took out at once.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Li, I told you that you deliberately saved up for a month and delivered it all at once." Shopkeeper Wu's eyes lit up with joy.

At least the quantity is there and the attitude is fine.

"Guest Li, our pavilion doesn't just require quantity. Manager Wu should have made it clear to you when he signed you. For large-category elixirs, you need at least the level required for the middle stage of Qi training, and they must be top-grade. Even for small-category elixirs, they must be at least mid-grade." After Manager He calmed down, he said casually to cover up the embarrassment of being choked just now.

Li Ji'an nodded: "Shopkeeper Wu explained it clearly at the time."

"What are you still standing there for? Check the quality quickly!" Steward He ordered the other deacons with a serious face.

The deacons ignored him and looked at Manager Wu.

Seeing that Li Ji'an was still so calm and composed, Shopkeeper Wu's eyes showed more anticipation.

"Check it out."

The deacon then began to open the jade bottle.

"A premium Qi Condensing Pill!" A deacon opened the first bottle and poured out the first pill, which was a premium one. He looked at Shopkeeper Wu with surprise in his eyes.

"Good!" Shopkeeper Wu was very surprised.

“Still a masterpiece!”

“This bottle is all exquisite!”

"Wow! This bottle is also full of top-grade products, and it's a more difficult pulse-suppressing pill!"

"This is...a top-grade Mind-Concentrating Pill! A whole bottle of it!" The Mind-Concentrating Pill involves the soul, and ordinary senior alchemists cannot guarantee the success rate and quality of the pills. Most of them will lose money, so it is relatively scarce and has a high value.

"Excellent product! This is also excellent product, all of it is excellent product!"

……

Shopkeeper Wu went from initial worry to anticipation in the middle, and finally to an uncontrollable smile.

Obviously, Li Ji'an gave him a huge surprise!

Furthermore, the final price of Li Ji'an's batch of pills was 1,080 spirit stones! This was more than the combined contribution of the two so-called senior alchemists under He Guanshi.

In response to Shopkeeper Wu's somewhat exaggerated praise, Li Ji'an shook his head modestly.

Fine-quality pills are mainly mid-term pills, which are not very valuable. Moreover, the success rates of some pills vary due to their difficulty, so the actual benefits are not that great.

As for the Mind-Concentrating Pill, his current pill fire was still a little weak, so that bottle was actually a loss, but he also tried it deliberately because he wanted to study it in detail.

A few bottles of late-stage elixirs are okay, but it’s a pity that they are not high-quality products, otherwise the profit would be much higher.

In short, the profit of this batch of pills is about 30%, which is not his maximum profit level, but it can temporarily meet his practice plan.

(End of this chapter)